Surviving the School Holidays: FREE Activity No. 3 – Geo Caching

So there are parents everywhere who are looking for ways to entertain their offspring without costing them a financial fortune . . . . . or their sanity.

So I want to introduce to you the idea of GeoCaching .

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A totally FREE and absolutely wicked activity, which is basically a massive treasure hunt using the internet and your phone.

So exactly what is GeoCaching?

It’s a combination of bush hiking & orienteering

Using clues from worldwide ( & local) websites – you utilise orienteering and mapping skills to locate a container (like a lunchbox) in a public location

You can do the GeoCache activity once or many, many times

You can just seek

Or better still – you can make your own GeoCache locations if you get hooked AND there is a whole community online to get involved with.

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GeoCaching started in Oregon USA on the quite specific date of 3rd May 2000.

Doing a bit of background research will really spark your interest, as it is just such an exciting activity. So check out all the links that I have provided, as they are really interesting and informative.

Readall the FAQ’s to really understand where to start and what it’s all about

Check out this article giving a good interview and describing another aspect of GeoCaching called Munzee (where the ‘clues’ are actually QR Codes that can be scanned by your phone).